Multimodality Fusion Imaging Using Delayed-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, and Real-Time Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 825-828

  Tian, Jing ^a   Smith, Mark F ^a   Jeudy, Jean ^a   Dickfeld, Timm ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649100863     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.02.032     Document Type: Article

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